New Guideline to Refine Market Access

China has issued a new guideline including 10 measures to improve its market access system. This is the first policy document released at the central level to refine the market access system. ...

12306 Unveils 2024 Passenger Rules: 6 Changes You Need to Know

On September 1, China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. officially released the 2024 version of the "China State Railway Group Passenger Transport Regulations"....

Visa update! No more fingerprints for short stays until 2025

In a move to streamline the visa application process, China has announced that starting from Sept 2, 2024, through Dec 31, 2025, it will waive the requirement for fingerprint collection for all sho...

Duty-free shops will be opened in more Chinese cities

Outbound travelers will be able to explore downtown duty-free shopping in more Chinese cities and more easily access consumer goods of fashionable Chinese brands, an official statement said on Tuesday...

Alipay app now supports 15 languages besides Chinese

Travelers visiting China and seeking to use payment apps now have 16 languages to choose from. Alipay's latest smartphone app supports 15 languages besides Chinese – English, French, German, Spanish,...

Foreign travelers embrace China

Foreign travelers embrace China...

Shanghai plans to improve environment for foreign investment

The Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce, in collaboration with three other government departments, has released a comprehensive plan aimed at further optimizing the environment for foreign inves...

Beijing Central Axis Inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List

[Video via Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Bureau and Beijing Municipal Office for Conservation and Management of Beijing Central Axis] On July 27, the 46th session of U...

Blueprint for modernization in a new era

A significant and transformative event, the third plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China convened from July 15 to July 18 in Beijing, culminating in the adoption...

China's reform and opening-up commitment inspirational for Global South

Experts from the Global South noted that Chinese modernization provides a new choice for developing countries to independently move towards modernization, and will also create more new opportunitie...